Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-01-22
How Msay B.;eve T..

Let me correct he venerable and dis
| iinyu' shcdeX-Prcs. deni o. ne Bar AS
SOC. ..,on. and ASSURE him that two
hundred nd ti",ymL ons Of Catholics
10 ,mp cay believe il, The majori.y
of whom woul, go to the stake, Ii
need be- TO v,nd. ca,e The sincerity OF
their ailh n il,
VIII, we hold IL theory as TO The
infallib lily of he supreme Judicial
, DUMAS ofthc land, we hold as d6So-
hfcN t.Re W il ,ctcrence 10 the Sp-
premc He d of Chrisi's Chu;rh on
E.art.l. II may DC a ~"conce1ieRt' fic-
ton to attribute ,nla!lliDlity to he
civil tribunals, but convenience" can
form no par. o. he iorpdai.on of the
do.mas o. the Universal Church.
though, as is always he case with
tr'h, bo.uiy and o:del fol ow in It's
tain as ne .ts,ary 20 sequences.
The sreai Il iicrcn C between us and
the very i..cli;"cnl c,;>s o. P'Oics;-
ants rcpy sent d by the d.s' 'ngu,shed
c:-p.cs dent of The Bar Association, IS
the IRE believe in II SHpeTaGtHTdl rclis-
ion. and u 6.tdne'y m.. 5iea c%Aurcl,, as
well, IN the nc:Ie rs &c first
cen'mry; II belief which 10 the Re
TO amer sa stumbling block, and 10
the Ra'iosa,;s, iooiisnDess, bn:to';he
ernest CHRISTIAN the mower ofGod 10
the salvation orihc wO ld.
A CATHOLIC LAWYER. f,
EDITOR BsAooN:--It. in the fore.
going article we are 20 nnders' and
Theological. matters us referring on
" % mates of tai,h on wlich the
Pooe speak, T. CQue ed, a., then Cath.
ole lawyer is c!ca ~ righ.
lave no dounl he SO understood
thc expression, and suppose the ac-
comp'ished gentleman, rom wtose
add css ne quoted, so understood L;
bu, the language in its mos comprc-
hens.vc sense might bear Il different
cons n iion.
w do moi. as lawyers, concedc TIC
s%res.cal .n~faliib,lily 10 III Sup enc
Cour. Judges in Il mailc.' OF law, ex-
cept when it becomes necessary for
them 70 decide such mate $ u the
course of heir Official dutY. Earh of
these judges may, du:ing his term OF
office, write a law ircati,e, and lay
down therein the same rule up0I Civ
en- questions, but that Nodld not bud
him, if the same question should af
forwards come bel, r. him for jud;cia'
decision. All of hose Judges migat
,hcn, as .Indfe of tie SLpre"e Court,
adhere or dem'l from the opinion
the had previously expressed as law
wtilcr,, but when they, speaking as
the Supreme Couri, decide The qucs-
ton hat decision ! theoretically in
falliblc.
As the men who hold the Office Of
Supreme Court Judges do sonnet mt
speak md write ms individuals, and
not III an official capacity. so The man,
who for the time eng, holds the
chair Of ST. Peter, may some mes
speak or write as m individual, and
not Ec Laitcd'n. When he does lbs,
even though il be with reference 20
Theological mat crs" we do moi attri-
hutc i"n!a.l.b;l. TO such express ons,
but wicn he, as the Pope, t.lc success.
So of ST. Peer, defines lie rdie OF
IN. il on any question. .hen lis u;te :
ancc IS in;nl.ibc not nicely ticorcii.
ca,lv, but actuai.v SO.
The trainers OF our State consl'ti.
ton would have provided for n Su.
prcme Cour; whose DECISIONS sdonld
DC actually infalliblc, if that had been
in their power. OmnipOience framed
the constitution o. Gods church, and
inv, ed is supreme tribunal with ac'
tunl infaliiblAy. Our divine Lord
said o lis apostles:
AS iilc Father hath sent me a.sC
send vou."-Sec ST. John, chap. 20
verse 81.
IAN power is given 10 me ii HEAVIER
, and in earth. GO yc, therefore. ant
, teacn all nations " " u and be
hold | am with You all days, even It
the comsnmmation oIthc world.'-Se
81. Matthews, chap. 2S, verse IS @; sec
{ The LANGUAGE o. the Commission
t clearly implies that Il was TO cX's
, Trough al me. Then the GrantO
OF he Comm, IS ON clearly intended
a succession. lie Intended n successor
;, that he would be always with, an
that should always teach by his AL
@ thority, hence, we conclude that tia
succession clnnot err. God himself
u with it, and teaches through it. llo'
IS can it err? We know it is hard ft
human nature TO believe that God hG
= chosen any man or succession OF me
to teach by his authority, and er aecc
u sioie .nfall bly,. 1t is hard for me
y 10 look beyond their physical sense
Thev would not do this when oil
- Divine Lord was on the cartl, The
said of him:
;! lis moi this the C; rpcntcr, the o
Mary. the brother ofJamcs and JOSEF
, and Jude and SIMON are not also II
VI sisters here with us !'--See 81. Mar
n cl a.. 6, verse 8.
&c With no guide bat hlin.te reason,
l. Is hard io.r0mp:chend the myste:i
= of Infinite Truth. When our Lo
Us announced one of tremendous myst
Id rics. many o. his disciples sad:
i'd "This saying is la Il, and who C
nj hear il" and eater this many of !
~ disciples went back and walked
us moro with han Eut The ta..h of
n. Peer SAID, Lord 10 whom shall
in go? Thou hast Il c words Of cterl
IL. / fe, and we have believed and ha
:. known tlat .hou art The Christ, I
~ sou o. God.r-Sve st. John, chap.
IL verses 81, u. SO. 20
les ST. Pc,e,'s Successors, and those
.bt thc.r commun or, have yer acid i
" same Fui,h. ..hcy have eve. belicv
implicitly ri. he uut.,s taught by Q
'st Lord, whether in his W pc SON
It'll by the mouths OF those he had 70
"a. miss.oncd % each, and 10 whom
has sad:
ny 1T is not you that speak. but
~ spirit o. your latic; that spca..:o Il
nc. YOU" see ST. Matthew, chao.
MI vc;se 20.
-, This was sad 10 mere men, 10 n
wa whom and the successors
rN, 100 was o be mil the end OF IT.
for T,e spir.. of God spoke, and S
spca.s THROUGH III N.
Why shou Il lis seem $ range?
al. o,den ines :Ie spirit of Col sp'
o,e by ,dc mouths o. mere men, and so
Do of them no. good men. Bilaam 5,
"Can ] speak ANYTHING else
10 what the Lorl commandc,h."-
'ith Numbers, cliAo. %. verse II.
iho He could no, aad hence, when
spoke, he spohe n..a,iblc truin,
~ though he was no, II good man,
Inc Numbers, chap, %, 81 and y.
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